Posts tagged with "Darryl Sittler"

March 16th, 2017They seem to be among the best in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) on a yearly basis. Even after losing arguably their three best offensive players prior to the 2016-17 season, the OHL’s London Knights are destined for the playoffs once again.
Part of that is the development of their players - the...

March 14th, 2017From time to time The Hockey Writers' editors look back on old articles that generated some buzz. Today, Mar. 14, marks the 35th anniversary of Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, we're re-publishing this great piece by Andrew Forbes recounting the best centres in...

February 25th, 2017With the trade deadline less than a week away we wanted to share another one of the many great trade-related articles from The Hockey Writers Archives -- this time we're re-hashing some of the Toronto Maple Leafs worst trades in the last half-century.
Written by former THW contributor Devin Slawson and originally published on...

February 7th, 2017On this date, Feb. 7, 1976, Toronto Maple Leafs Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with 10 points in one game -- he scored six goals and added four assists in an 11-4 Toronto win over Boston, at Maple Leaf Garden.
To honour that performance we thought it would be appropriate to re-publish this great compilation of NHL...

August 23rd, 2016One of the more recognizable Leafs of all-time will get a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. It was announced on Tuesday that former Toronto captain and St. Jacobs, Ontario native Darryl Sittler would be joining journalist and fashion entrepreneur Jeanne Beker, musician Corey Hart, filmmaker Deepa Mehta and director Al Waxman as the 2016...

December 16th, 2015The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position.
An “Original Six” squad, there’s no shortage of sensational...

June 9th, 2015Sometimes, what gets said on Draft Day should have stayed back on Draft Day, or been forgotten altogether. But other times, the quotes reveal the kid in the player and are instantly relatable. And then there's Phil Kessel, for whom Draft Day was time to add a new verb to the English language.
"I was hard at work building swimming...

September 2nd, 2014Fan Fest starts this week in Toronto as the Maple Leafs and their fans gear up and ready themselves for the start of the 2014-15 regular season. In addition, the Leafs will announce two former players that will join Ted “Teeder” Kennedy as the inaugural members of the new Legends Row in Maple Leafs Square.
Now, the Leafs - being...

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